Originally Posted by
jon c.
It has little to do with bicycles. Drivers in fatal accidents are seldom charged beyond a traffic citation absent extenuating circumstances. It doesn't matter if it's a bicycle or a car on the receiving end.
From what I notice in news reports over the years, if the victim is in a car, the offending driver gets charged right away. But if the victim were a pedestrian or a cyclist, the driver is usually released: unless it's one of the other things listed like hit and run, DUI etc.
In the case of this thread, it's DUI.